We asked our favorite portfolio managers, strategists, analysts, and economists across the Street for the charts they deem the most important right now. This is what they sent us.

Much of the focus is on the amount of slack left in the labor market and the U.S. economy in general. Many are focused on the euro, too, which has surprised many observers with its persistent strength.

But there are a lot of other things going on — such as the drop in inflation expectations since the Fed began winding down quantitative easing (QE).